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Definition of Chops
1. n. pl. The jaws; also, the fleshy parts about the mouth.
Definition of Chops
1. Noun. (plural of chop) ¹
2. Noun. (plurale tantum) The mouth, jaws or jowl. ¹
3. Noun. (plurale tantum music informal) A wind instrument player's embouchure. ¹
4. Noun. (plurale tantum informal chiefly music) One's skill at musical interpretation and delivery; musical performance ability. ¹
5. Noun. (plurale tantum informal ) One's skill at any endeavor. ¹
6. Noun. (plurale tantum nautical) The area where two tides meet and cause an irregular (choppy) sea. ¹
7. Noun. (plurale tantum juggling) A pattern that involves carrying the object with the hand over the next object before throwing it. ¹
8. Verb. (third-person singular of chop#Verb chop) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chops
1. chop [v] - See also: chop
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chops
Literary usage of Chops
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Lamb chops may be easily distinguished from mutton chops by the red color of bone.
... Broiled Lamb or Mutton chops. Wipe chops, remove superfluous fat, ..."
2. The Thorough Good Cook: A Series of Chats on the Culinary Art, and Nine by George Augustus Sala (1896)
"But why do Hannah's " chops " become " steaks " when they are laid in the pie-
dish ? ... chops are, to my thinking, an almost exclusively English dish. ..."
3. The Picayune Creole Cook Book (1922)
"In selecting mutton chops for broiling, remember that the smaller French
chops, -which are cut from the breast of the mutton, are generally served at dinner ..."
4. The Table: How to Buy Food, how to Cook it and how to Serve it by Alexander Filippini (1889)
"Arrange a nice paper curl at each end of the chops, and serve with half a pint
... 204) on the dish, and the chops over it. 685. Lamb chops i1 la Maintenon ..."
5. The Steward's Handbook and Guide to Party Catering by Jessup Whitehead (1903)
"COTELETTES VE MOUTON A LA JARDINIERE — Mutton chops with jardiniere garnish. ...
COTELETTES DE MOUTON A LA PROVENÇALE—chops coated with thick sauce of ..."
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